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Carre De Roche Elisabeth

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Stone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064915
MRDS ID TC39812
Record type Site
Current site name Carre De Roche Elisabeth
Alternate or previous names Roche Elisabaeth Quarry.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.76807, 5.22658 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 KM WNW OF KOUROU.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Comments on the location information

  • ON ROAD BETWEEN SINNAMARY AND KOUROU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CONTAINS NO HORNBLENDE BUT PEGMATITES CONTAIN AUTUNITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.76807, 5.22658
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRANITE CUT BY PEGMATITES WITH BIOTITE, PYRITE AND BERYL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DEVELOPED PRODUCER, ACTIVITY UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 19(?), CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:500,000, NO DATE GIVEN.

  • Deposit

    BARROUL, J., 1959, FEUILLE DE KOUROU ET NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: SERVICE DE LA GUYANE: MAP AT SCALE 1:100,000, 17P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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